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the virginia delegation. mr. moran earlier this week there was a lot of discussion inside this party about how to handle the question are you better off than you were four years ago? after a burst of government spending, virginia's doing by many measures pretty well. how come the democrats are not yet able to close the debt? >> i think they have been closing the sale. i might have been a hiccup but we are full voice saying we are better off than we were when president obama became the president of the united states in january of 2009. we were losing 750,000 jobs per month. now we're creating 29 straight months of private sector job growth 4.2 million new jobs. so we are doing better but we are looking forward here tonight, though, is yes, the accomplishments and the litany of accomplishments within the past four years. the delegates are ready to fire it up and americans need to hear where are we going to go and i know president obama will tell the american people honestly where we will move forward in the nex
the virginia delegation. mr. moran earlier this week there was a lot of discussion inside this party about how to handle the question are you better off than you were four years ago? after a burst of government spending, virginia's doing by many measures pretty well. how come the democrats are not yet able to close the debt? >> i think they have been closing the sale. i might have been a hiccup but we are full voice saying we are better off than we were when president obama became the...
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in virginia, virginia! more than 19,000 jobs. in north carolina 25,000 jobs. in wisconsin, wisconsin, 28,000 jobs. in pennsylvania, 34,000 jobs. in florida, 35,000 jobs. in ohio, 150,000 jobs. and in michigan, 211,000 good paying american jobs, all across america. autos are back, manufacturing is rebounding. [ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting usa, usa ] mitt romney did say let detroit go bankrupt, who took the wheel? barack obama! when america was losing 750,000 jobs per month, who gave us a lift? barack obama! when american markets broke down, who jump started our engine? barack obama! and when america needed help, who got us rolling on the road to recovery. america, we need to rev up our engines in your car and on your ballot, the d is for drive forward, r is for reverse. in this election, we are driving forward, not back. let's reelect our great president, barack obama! >> wow, what a speech that was. i was on the floor listening to her. she really as you can see electrified the crowd. probably the rescue of the u.s. auto industry the main reason the
in virginia, virginia! more than 19,000 jobs. in north carolina 25,000 jobs. in wisconsin, wisconsin, 28,000 jobs. in pennsylvania, 34,000 jobs. in florida, 35,000 jobs. in ohio, 150,000 jobs. and in michigan, 211,000 good paying american jobs, all across america. autos are back, manufacturing is rebounding. [ cheers and applause ] [ crowd chanting usa, usa ] mitt romney did say let detroit go bankrupt, who took the wheel? barack obama! when america was losing 750,000 jobs per month, who gave...
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now joining us at the university of virginia in charlottesville is farzaneh milani. she is the chair of the department of middle eastern and south asian languages and cultures here at the university, and she's also the author of this book, "words, not swords: iranian women writers and the freedom of movement." farzaneh milani, what's your book about? >> first i would just like to thank you for giving me the honor to speak with you and to introduce my book to your wonderful audience. i would also like to add that i have a joint a point with women's studies. i'm very proud to be a member of that department, that program. "words, not swords" is about segregation in the islamic world. in particular, iran. the focus of the book is on iranian women, although i believe that the main thesis can be applied to the islamic middle east and north africa. i have a dual argument in the book. i argued that in the last 160 years women have been at the forefront of the modernizing movement in iran, and in parts of the middle east and north africa. by desegregating themselves, by deseg
now joining us at the university of virginia in charlottesville is farzaneh milani. she is the chair of the department of middle eastern and south asian languages and cultures here at the university, and she's also the author of this book, "words, not swords: iranian women writers and the freedom of movement." farzaneh milani, what's your book about? >> first i would just like to thank you for giving me the honor to speak with you and to introduce my book to your wonderful...
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she was interviewed at the university of virginia in charlottesville. it's about twenty minutes. >> and you're watching booktv on c-span2. for about the past year or so we have been going to universities so that we can meet some professors who are also authors and introduce you to their works as well as some other authors we cover here on booktv. joins us at the university of virginia in charlottesville is farzaneh milani he is the chair of middle eastern and south asian languages and cultures here. these author of this book "words, not swords: iranian women writers and the freedmom of movement" farzaneh milani, what's your book about? >> first, i would like to thank you for giving me the hon no nor to speak to you and introduce my book to your wonderful audience. i would like to add i have a [inaudible] it's women and gender at the university of virginia. i'm very proud to be a member much that department, that program. "words, not swords" is about segregation in the islam world in particular iran. the focus of the book is on iranian woman although i b
she was interviewed at the university of virginia in charlottesville. it's about twenty minutes. >> and you're watching booktv on c-span2. for about the past year or so we have been going to universities so that we can meet some professors who are also authors and introduce you to their works as well as some other authors we cover here on booktv. joins us at the university of virginia in charlottesville is farzaneh milani he is the chair of middle eastern and south asian languages and...
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take a look where they're, they include all the traditional battle grounds, florida, virginia, ohio. new hampshire, iowa and more all included in every single one of those states barack obama was the winner in 2008. romney will be running 15 commercials in the next week or so in those states and it real solid a road map of his must-wins. only in north carolina is mitt romney currently leading the polls. in every other of those battleground states, the real clear politics average shows that barack obama has a slight lead. in north carolina, ironically where the democratic national convention was in charlotte, romney has the advantage but there is the road map. those are the states that romney intends to win. those are the ones that if he does win including the mccain map of 2008, he has a shot at actually winning the presidency, 60 days from now. >> harris: those people in those states are about to seat barrage of ads coming their way. carl cameron glad are with us tonight. thank you. governor romney's running mate is defending medical marijuana or at least a state's right to legalize
take a look where they're, they include all the traditional battle grounds, florida, virginia, ohio. new hampshire, iowa and more all included in every single one of those states barack obama was the winner in 2008. romney will be running 15 commercials in the next week or so in those states and it real solid a road map of his must-wins. only in north carolina is mitt romney currently leading the polls. in every other of those battleground states, the real clear politics average shows that...
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it took virginia -- obama was beating romney in virginia, but among folks who live in virginia for at least 20 years, romney was winning 51-25. from people who did not live there as long, obama was winning. the reality is that texas has done relatively well during these last couple of years of downturn. over last couple of decades, that it has been growing like crazy. you have people moving in from moderate states into texas. the combination of those two factors -- the growing latino vote and a growing number of people who come from more moderate places -- are going to change that stayed within the next six-eight years. >> by 2020 at the latest? >> yes, i would say so. >> latinos have one of the lowest voting patterns in the country. how do you reverse that? there was a fascinating staffed the other day that in california, latinos their votes at 10% less than the rate of the more extreme -- of the mainstream voters. in texas, it is 25% less. you wonder what in the world is going on. >> why and how do you change that? >> i think you change that through old-fashioned voter registration
it took virginia -- obama was beating romney in virginia, but among folks who live in virginia for at least 20 years, romney was winning 51-25. from people who did not live there as long, obama was winning. the reality is that texas has done relatively well during these last couple of years of downturn. over last couple of decades, that it has been growing like crazy. you have people moving in from moderate states into texas. the combination of those two factors -- the growing latino vote and a...
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into this day, i continue to teach full-time at a community college in northern virginia. not long after he was elected vice president, people started questioning whether i could keep teaching. but not joe. he was there, standing by my side saying, of course you should. it is to you are. for me, being a teacher isn't just what i'd do. it is too i am. -- who i am. these issues are personal to me, and for the 37 years i have known joe. i have seen first hand is personal to him, too. people say that i did not agree to marry him until the fifth time he asked me. the truth is, i loved him from the start and i saw in him, the same character that i see in him today. i have seen his character in his optimism. for families that have lost a loved one, kids struggling to find their way, workers out of a job. he always worked to give people a sense of hope. i have also seen his character in his determination. two decades ago when he started working on the violence against women act, domestic violence was often treated her as a private family matter rather than the crime is. but joe kn
into this day, i continue to teach full-time at a community college in northern virginia. not long after he was elected vice president, people started questioning whether i could keep teaching. but not joe. he was there, standing by my side saying, of course you should. it is to you are. for me, being a teacher isn't just what i'd do. it is too i am. -- who i am. these issues are personal to me, and for the 37 years i have known joe. i have seen first hand is personal to him, too. people say...
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in virginia -- virginia, more than 19,000 jobs. in north carolina, 25,000 jobs. in wisconsin, wisconsin -- 28,000 jobs. in pennsylvania, 34,000 jobs. in florida, 35,000 jobs. in ohio, 150,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good-paying american jobs. all across america, manufacturing is rebound in. why? [applause] you know what i am saying. [applause] [chanting] >> usa. usa. usa. >> all right, now. when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt, who took the wheel? barack obama. when america was losing 750,000 jobs a month, who gave us a lift? barack obama. when american markets broke down, who just started the engine? barack obama. when america needed it the most, who got us rolling again on the road to recovery? barack obama. america, we need to ramp up our engines and our ballots. the d for drive 4. the -- forward. the r is for reverse. let's reelect president barack obama. >> speakers from last night's democratic national convention wrapped up including acceptance speeches. you can watch speeches from both conventions any time at our convention h
in virginia -- virginia, more than 19,000 jobs. in north carolina, 25,000 jobs. in wisconsin, wisconsin -- 28,000 jobs. in pennsylvania, 34,000 jobs. in florida, 35,000 jobs. in ohio, 150,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good-paying american jobs. all across america, manufacturing is rebound in. why? [applause] you know what i am saying. [applause] [chanting] >> usa. usa. usa. >> all right, now. when mitt romney said let detroit go bankrupt, who took the wheel?...